Top 10 calligraphers ranked ancient, ancient calligraphy masters ranked

In ancient times, there were many great calligraphers, including Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Zhao Mengfu, Wen Zhengming, Dong Qichang, Huaisu, etc.

1. "Book Saint" - Wang Xizhi (Eastern Jin Dynasty).

Wang Xizhi is a famous calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, China's most famous and most accomplished calligrapher, he is a family of his own, not only as a very symbolic monument in the history of Chinese calligraphy has a profound impact on Chinese calligraphy for thousands of years, but also left a large number of rich and diverse calligraphy masterpieces. Calligraphy and good li, grass, Kai, line of each body, fine study of the body, the heart of the hand chase, widely absorb the strengths, prepare the essence of the body, smelt in a furnace, get rid of the Han and Wei pen style, self-contained, far-reaching.

Representative works: "Orchid Pavilion Preface" is known as "the first book in the world", Taizong loves it, and "Clear Post When the Snow is Fast" is also the favorite of a generation of emperor Qianlong.

2. One of the "Four Masters of Regular Script" - Yan Zhenqing (Tang Dynasty).

Yan Zhenqing was an outstanding calligrapher in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, and was the most accomplished and influential calligrapher after Wang Xi. His walking grass conveys a calm, happy, heroic and free master atmosphere. Yan Zhenqing has created a unique realm of calligraphy in the history of calligraphy with "Yan Ti".

Yan Lugong's calligraphy is not only based on excellent spirituality, but also the realm is naturally magnificent; It is cast with its strong soul, and the realm is naturally strong; And with its abundance of human fertility, the realm is naturally broad. In his later years, he still sought perfection and a realm of supernatural beauty. Its "face" stands majestically in the book world.

Representative works: The hand-me-down works mainly include many inscriptions such as "Manuscript of Sacrifice to Nephew", "Fighting for Seats" and "Magu Tablet". "Manuscript for the Sacrifice of Nephews" is a draft of Yan Zhenqing's posthumous sacrifice from his nephew Yan Jiming in the Tang Dynasty.

3. One of the "Four Masters of Regular Script" - Ouyang Xun (Tang Dynasty) Ouyang Xun is one of the four famous Regular Script masters in history, and has his own unique views on calligraphy and has the "Eight Tips" of calligraphy. His calligraphy achievements are the most in regular script, the pen is dangerous, the structure is unique, and later generations call it "European style". The rigor of its regular calligraphy, the steepness of the pen, unparalleled in the world, is called the first regular script of the Tang Dynasty.

Its origin comes from the Han Dynasty, the backbone is strong, the law is strict, the danger is seen in the peace, the elegance is seen in the rules, the strokes are interspersed, and the arrangement is appropriate.

4, one of the "Song Dynasty" - Mi Fu (Northern Song Dynasty).

He is one of the "Four Song Dynasty Calligraphers" (Su, Mi, Huang, Cai), and second to none, good at seal, li, Kai, line, grass and other calligraphy, good at copying the calligraphy of the ancients, to the level of chaos. His writing style is chic and unrestrained, and it is stricter than the law. "History of the Song Dynasty: The Biography of Wenyuan" said:

Fu is particularly wonderful in Hanmo, Shen Fei, and the pen of the king. Because of his clothing behavior and obsession with calligraphy, painting and precious stones, he was regarded as crazy by the world, so he was also called "Mi Dian".

There were many famous calligraphers in ancient China, among which Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, and Su Shi were the most outstanding.

Wang Xizhi is called"Book St", Jin Dynasty, he began to practice calligraphy at the age of 7, and then created a new style on the basis of Qin and Han calligraphy, the works are peaceful and natural, strange and bold, and he is a calligrapher who inherits the past and the future.

The authenticity of Wang Xizhi's works is rare, and all we see are copies. Wang Xizhi's Kai, Xing, grass, Feibai and other bodies are all capable, such as the regular script "Le Yi Treatise", "Huang Tingjing", cursive "Seventeen Posts", Xingshu "Aunt's Post", "Sunny Post when the Snow is Fast", "Funeral Post" and so on. His book "Orchid Pavilion Preface" is the most representative.

On the third day of the third lunar month of the ninth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (353), Wang Xizhi and Xie An, Sun Sui and other 41 people were in Shaoxing Lanting when repairing the deed (a kind of disease and ominous activity), everyone drank and wrote poems, collected poems, and Xizhi improvised a preface, which is the famous "Lanting Preface". This post is a draft, 28 lines, 324 words. It describes the scene of the literati gathering at that time.

The author was so excited at the time that he wrote so proudly that it was said that he could not catch it later. There are more than 20 "zhi" characters, which are written in different ways. Mi Fu of the Song Dynasty called it "the first book in the world".

Legend has it that Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, cherished the "Orchid Pavilion Preface" very much, and buried it in Zhaoling when he died. All that remains is someone else's copy.

Ancient Book Bucket Cover Legalist Ranking:1. Western Jin Dynasty Land Machine.

2, Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

3, the king of the Eastern Jin Dynasty dedicated it.

4, Jin Wangxun.

5, Xie An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

6. The king of Southern Qi is pious.

7, Tang Ouyang inquiry.

8, Tang Yan Zhenqing.

9, Tang Liu Gongquan.

10, Tang Sun passed through the court.

Calligraphy is a unique artistic expression of the beauty of words in China and the surrounding countries and regions that have been deeply influenced by Chinese culture. Including Chinese calligraphy, Mongolian calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy and English calligraphy. Its "Chinese calligraphy" is a traditional art unique to Chinese characters.

Broadly speaking, calligraphy refers to the rules of writing text symbols. In other words, calligraphy refers to writing in accordance with the characteristics of the text and its meaning, with its style, structure, and chapters, so as to make it an aesthetically pleasing work of art. Chinese calligraphy is an original expressive art of the Han nationality and is known as:

Poetry without words, dance without lines; Painting without pictures, music without sound, etc.

In December 2018, the General Office of the Ministry of Education announced that Shaoxing University of Arts and Sciences was the base for the inheritance of excellent traditional Chinese culture of calligraphy. On April 29, 2021, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China decided to establish the Steering Committee for Chinese Calligraphy Education of the Ministry of Education.